Door-support.



No. 689,7I4. Patented Dec. 24, 190i.

,JJGOELLER.

noon SUPPORT.

(Application filed Oct. 7, 1901.)

(No Model.)

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JOSEPH GOELLER, OF FAIRBURY, NEBRASKA.

DOOR-SUPPORT.

SPEGIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 689,714, datedDecember" 1901- Application filed October'7, 1901. Serial No. 77,330.(No model.) I

To all? whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH GOELLER, residing at Fairbury, in the countyof Jefferson and State of Nebraska, have invented certain usefulImprovements in Door-Supports; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full,

clear, and exact description of the invention, 1

such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in door-supports.

The object of myinvention is to provide a simple inexpensive adjustabledevice which may be secured to screen-door frames and like structures toprevent their sagging and insure their being squarely supported.

In the accompanying drawings I have shown in Figure 1 a broken U ofscreen-door frames provided with my support. Fig. 2 shows an enlargedbroken detail disclosing the arrangement of the adjustable keeper andthe L-shaped keeper-supporting ear, while Fig. 3 shows a broken end ofthe stay-rod as used in my invention.

As has been set forth, the aim of my invention is to provide a supportfor doors and the like, and is more especially adapted to be used inconjunction with such like swinging structures as screen-doors. Thesedoors are usually made of light material, as they are simply intended tohold a suitable screen, and as these screen-doors as a rule are intendedto be normally closed or in contact with their door-frames a spring orother device is used which closes these doors whenever they are opened.The hanging and slamming of these light door-frames in response to thespring at once causes them to sag and work out of proper shape if theyare not especially well made or provided with some supporting mechanism.

My device, which is intended to be used in clearly disclosed. This plateB has its forward edge as cut in alinement with the slots, this,however, being merely done for the sake of neatness. This plate B isintended to be secured near the top of the doorupon the side to whichthe angles are to be attached. Secured to the door-frame upon theopposite side and a suitable distance downward is an L-shapedsupporting-ear 10, which is pivotally held by means of a suitable screw12. It will be noticed that the smaller stem or leg or of thissupporting-ear extends inward, as is disclosed in Fig. 1. This is doneso that therewill be-no projections adapted to catch into the peoplesclothing in passing through the door.

In connection with my door-support I use a stay-rod C, which is providedat one end with recurvedsupport endingin the enlarged head 5, as isclearly shown in Fig. 3, and this head 5 is of a size a little smallerthan the circular opening 3, the stem or stay-rod G easily working intothe slots 2, as disclosed in Fig. 1. The opposite end of the stay-rod isthreaded, as is shown in Fig. 2. Working upon this stay-rod andthreading upon the threaded end 6 ofthis rod 0 is a sleeve'S, which isprovided with an enlarged head 9, the sleeve being adapted to workthrough a perforation within ear portion a, as is clearly shown in Fig.2, so that this head 9 of the sleeve 8 works against the ear extensiona, as disclosed in the drawings. This sleeve has a portion removed, asis shown at 7, so that an ordinary wrench may be secured to this sleeveportion 7 to revolve the sleeve in thread and then slip same backwardand forward upon the threaded stay end 6.

In adjusting my support I prefer placing the stay-rod, by means of thehead 5, adjustable within the plate B, preferably in the central openingthereof, then threading the sleeve 8 downward as far as possible, andfinally securing the ear 10 by means of a suitable screw, as isdisclosed in Fig. 1. should the door begin to sag it will simply benecessary to take awrench and screw. the sleeve 8 to take up thedisplacement and so hold the door-frame A in rectangular position.Should the door sag so much that the slack or sag cannot be taken up bymeans of the sleeve, it is simply necessary to carry the head 5 out ofthe center slot and place the same in the one above by swinging thepivotally-supported car 10 upward, so that it comes in alinement withthe next opening within the slotted plate B, when the head 5. is againinserted and the sleeve again threaded upon the stay-rod.

It will be noticed that the device is exceedingly simple.

Having thus described my said invention, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by United States Letters Patent, is-

Adoor-support comprising the combination of the followinginstrumentalities to wit: the plate B provided with keyhole-shaped slotsin a staggered position, the stay-rod C having one end recurved andprovided with the enlarged head 5, the remaining end 6 of said stay-rodbeing threaded, the L-shaped car 10 having its projecting portionperforated, means forpivotally supporting said L-shaped ear, and thethreaded sleeve 8 with the enlarged head 9 adapted to work against theear portion a and threading upon said stayrod 0 as shown.

JOSEPH GOELLER.

Witnesses:

C. H. DENNEY, W. W. WATSON.

